Omg Hhahahahahahahahh Omg Omg

[captain spanky]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7522952.stm?lsm

i can't breathe from laughing!!!!!!!
Sex fruit!!! :D
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

what sort of twisted f**k would call their kid 'Number 16 bus shelter"?!?!?!?!?
:D :D

[Red Kittie Kat]

what the hell is wrong with people? :confused:

[CkretAjint]

*sigh* This makes me sad all the way down to my loins...

[captain spanky]

*sigh* This makes me sad all the way down to my loins...

hahahaha you havent got any fruit down there have you? ;)

[CkretAjint]

Not recently.... :p

[WannaBrie]

i just read this story on CNN, it really makes me wish you needed a license to become a parent. I think naming a child any of those things constitutes abuse. I really feel for those kids.

[Broacher]

I think you can trace this back to the 'our-child-is-a-unique-individual-as-shown-by-the-spelling-of-their-name' trend. Maybe this is just the natural evolution of that trend, albeit an extreme one perpetrated by what also seems to be the low end of the IQ pool.

A real unusual child name today might be: Peter, Mary, Jim, Dave, Karen, Jane, George....

-Bbweahcxz

(the second b is silent, 'weah' is pronounced 'aw' and the z is pronounced as a 'buh' sound)

[Psyco]

Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii... WoW...

[Typically]

i'm naming my first born bacon

[Red Kittie Kat]

lmao Typ :D

[MyST]

I feel so bad for the kids, because if the parents can actually name them like this, it makes me wonder what kind of respect the parents will show the kids overall throughout their lives.
Seriously... how much respect for the children can you have if you call your twins Benson and Hedges, or Fish and Chips?!

Next thing you know people will be calling their child, Apple......... oh, wait.

[Red Kittie Kat]

lmao MyST :p

[tuliptree]

I can't imagine actually doing that to a child.

This made me laugh, only because I'm assuming it's a joke:
My unusual name hasn't affected me at all; in fact, it has helped me make friends and improve my confidence, especially since leaving school.
Russell Sprout, London, UK

My parents said they joked about naming me Elvis Nevada Tuna if I would have been a boy. I like knowing they had fun being creative and toying with the idea, but also knowing that they had decided they would have actually named me Brandon.

[Optimusdinkus]

Some one in the US I know has named their kid Taliban... literally.

[Typically]

that kid should have a fun time growing up

[Bladez]

What the hell is wrong with people?!?! I feel bad enough for my nephew just because of the way his name is spelt. When he gets into school and everyone sees that his name is spelt KY they're gonna have a field day! I've already thought up a bunch of jokes for when he's older *LOL* But to actually have a name like Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii...they must have really hated their child.

I still like what Jonathan Davis (of Korn) named his son tho....Pirate. HAHahahahahaha!

[WannaBrie]

What the hell is wrong with people?!?! I feel bad enough for my nephew just because of the way his name is spelt. When he gets into school and everyone sees that his name is spelt KY they're gonna have a field day! I've already thought up a bunch of jokes for when he's older *LOL* But to actually have a name like Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii...they must have really hated their child.

I still like what Jonathan Davis (of Korn) named his son tho....Pirate. HAHahahahahaha!

All this reminds me of something I thought of when I was considering names for my son. It was a skit on SNL where this couple were debating names for thier baby to be, and the husband kept pointing out ways that kids would tease their kid, like naming him Peter? no Dick? no...

Then a knock at the door

"telegram for Mr. Asswipe Johnson"

uggh....It's pronounced azWEEpay


In all honesty, I did give my son a very unusual middle name, but he loves it, is very proud that Mom was so creative and I think it'll make a great rock star name - LOL. His name is Liam Free.

[Bladez]

I was just really really amused when I had to do business cards for a guy named Michael Hunt. He specifically requested we put his full name on there, rather than Mike....I laughed so hard when he was gone. I had to tell people that I made business cards for Mike Hunt.

[Craig B]

What the hoo hah .... "Number 16 Bus Shelter" was okay?!

That's it, there's needs to be some more chlorine added to the gene pool.

I agree though, these parents are screwed up for doing this to their kids.

[frankster]

lol Mike Hunt. We had a kid in our school called Tina Salmon.

I believe it's spelled No.16 bus shelter but pronounced "throat warbler Mangrove".

[Bladez]

LOL @ Frankster

[captain spanky]

lol i used to work with a guy called Michael Oxhard. :D he LOVED his name :D :D

and theres this for a few years back:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/captainspanky/randomness/dpc1.jpg

[Riya]

I like unusual names. My father has an extremely common first and last name. When he was first moved to the town where he planned on raising a family, there was another person with the same name writing bad checks, which made things rather difficult for him. So he decided to give all of his children unusual names, which he did. The only one of us six who ever had problems with teasing was the youngest, because he decided to shorten his name to B.J.

[a_muse]

I gave my kids semi-unusual names, not too crazy though, their middle names are family related and are the "normal" names just in case they'd rather use those when they get older, I don't think they will though.
Their names are-

Phoenix Olivia
Larkyn Hilary
Gryphon Davis (Gryphon is the traditional spelling, not a new made up version)
Gavin Paul

I do have a bit of a winged thing theme going though :)

[Typically]

i have a cousin griffin... i like the way you spelt it better =]

[WannaBrie]

Cool names. My son's father's brother's (boy, that sounds like a jerry springer intro) name is Drago (pronounced with a long "a").

[a_muse]

Thanks :)

Drago is a neat name too.
You should see the the list of names we went through though :rolleyes:
My husband was first Pulling for "Fox" I denied him, then he wanted "Danger" for a middle name (Austin Powers), there were so many really bad ones.

I love the name Liam too, I suggested it but my husband didn't feel the same way about it. Free is super cool!

[tuliptree]

Brie and muse I love all of your kids' names!

[Virgo Nightingale]

Wasn't there a case not too long ago (New Zealand or Australia I think) where a couple was denied the right to name their daughter '4real' because the laws there prohibited the use of non-alphabetic characters in a human name?

I get the desire to name your child something unique, but there's a point where you're just setting them up for a lifetime of emotional scarring.

[Bladez]

I like the swedish couple that wanted to name their kid "Metallica" hahahahaha

[WannaBrie]

Wasn't there a case not too long ago (New Zealand or Australia I think) where a couple was denied the right to name their daughter '4real' because the laws there prohibited the use of non-alphabetic characters in a human name?


I think I remember that one as well.

[a_muse]

Penn (from Penn and Teller) gave his daughter the middle name "Crime Fighter" because his wife said middle names don't matter. I actually think it's kinda cool!

[WannaBrie]

Isn't her first name Moxie?

[tuliptree]

but pronounced "throat warbler Mangrove".

Wait, am I remembering this right? Was it spelled Albin? Or am I mashing up Monty Python and an old thread in my head?

My brain hurts . . .

http://www.mwscomp.com/mpfc/tfgumby.gif

[MyST]

"My son's father's brother's (boy, that sounds like a jerry springer intro)..."

LOL!

[Bladez]

Wait, am I remembering this right? Was it spelled Albin? Or am I mashing up Monty Python and an old thread in my head?

My brain hurts . . .

http://www.mwscomp.com/mpfc/tfgumby.gif

Don't worry tulip, it's close enough to friday that you can turn your brain off now. I hear beer is good for that. Lets grab a drink!

[tuliptree]

Sounds good to me, Bladez. Guinness, right?

Cheers!

If you don't mind sir, I'll be shutting down for a little while.
:p

[budafist]

All I have to say is that there are a lot of pot smokers in New Zealand. On the upside, at least we screen names here.

[Bladez]

That's the one tulip :) Mmmmm.....guinness.

Buda, try living next to British Columbia. It's the pot capital of North America, and the pot it produces has been named some of the best in the world. It's good stuff :)

[frankster]

It's spelled "Raymond Luxury Yacht" Tulip ;)

[tuliptree]

Ah, thanks, Franks! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyQvjKqXA0Y)Wasn't there a discussion once about a name pronounced "Albin" ? I seem to remember that too. When I get the energy I'll have to search.

Beer much needed. It's been a long day and I've been going like mad since 9am. Bladez, sorry this took so long, I had to make my way back from the bar. I fell asleep while ordering.

http://www.projo.com/photos/20070315/wk-dine15_3_GE_03-15-07_604QQKU.jpg

I don't think I'll be much competition in the drink stealing game this evening. I'll just share anything you sneak. :p

[budafist]

WOOT! Beer! It's officially Friday afternoon here.

[tuliptree]

Hello buda! What'll you be drinking my dear?

[budafist]

I'll start with a beer thanks. Surprise me.

[tuliptree]

Ok then! I don't know if you like dark beer, but this is something I happened upon recently, it's very tasty. Very rich, I could probably on drink one but it's very yummy. Happy Friday!

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1078/1408885233_37b6eb58df.jpg

(Dragon's Milk)

[budafist]

I'd buy it for the illustration on the bottle. Thanks Tulip :)

[Bladez]

Why thank you my dear. And what are you drinking this evening? I think I'm to tired to be stealing too....what say we just get a jug of something-or-other and a couple of straws. that'll save the trouble of sneaking around.

[tuliptree]

You're very welcome Buda!

LOL!! Not very good beer ninjas tonight are we Bladez? How about a good ole bottle of Patron, with a side of ginger ale. That's my stand by, and I ususally get laughed at for the ginger ale, but that's ok by me, it's worth it. :p

[a_muse]

Hey tulip, do you have a rum and coke behind the bar?

I think I'm going to need it to get through the day ;)

[Typically]

since everyone else is drinking.... jack and coke please!

[tuliptree]

Alrighty, as you wish!

http://www.showcase.ca/tpb/images/NoFlash/Drink.jpg

And as long as I've got the bottle of coke out, might as well make this for Typically incase he wanders in here . . .

http://www.fulcrumgallery.com/ProcessedImages/40000/35429_SP.jpg


Sorry, Captain I seem to have threadjacked and turned this thread into a bar!! :o :D

[Virgo Nightingale]

¡Cuba libre, por favor!

(That's just a Bacardi and coke with a lime for all you gringos...)

[Bladez]

I love how every thread somehow gets food or booze into it somehow :)

[seamas]

We tried surfing the in-between common and unusual for our kids

Emmett Chance
(we loved the first name as it wasn't strange but fairly uncommon, middle name pulled from "Being "There")

For our daughter we went slightly more unusual:
Lark Io
(we are amazed at how many people have never heard the word "lark" before. She'd have been named Aesop if she were a boy)


Names we told people we were using before babies were born:
Dracula
Bobert or Boberta
Amorosa
Umbrella & Parisol (in case of twin girls)
Fonzie

[reuber1]

This is probably the funniest thing I've read all day.

[Typically]

thanks tulip! just what i needed =]

[a_muse]

Thank you muchly tulip! I actually prefer it as a Cuba libra as well, luckily I carry my own limes (don't ask).

@seamus, we were torn between Lark & Larkyn with our daughter, we ended up going with Larkyn because it sounded better with Gryphon, her twin brother, she gets called "Lark" sometimes though, I really like them both.

Why didn't you use Boberta?
;)

[Kool]

Ah, thanks, Franks! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyQvjKqXA0Y)Wasn't there a discussion once about a name pronounced "Albin" ? I seem to remember that too. When I get the energy I'll have to search.


You guys are thinking of this article I posted about a year ago in this thread (http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28422) :)

A couple in Sweden, once fined for refusing to give their son a first name, has now been told that the name they chose for the five-year-old boy is invalid, The unnamed couple is appealing a court order rejecting the boy's name, Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllprxvclmnckssqlbb11116, which they say is "a pregnant, expressionistic development that we see as an artistic creation" and pronounced Albin.

[Red Kittie Kat]

I remember that thread .. wow :D

[WannaBrie]

We tried surfing the in-between common and unusual for our kids

Emmett Chance
(we loved the first name as it wasn't strange but fairly uncommon, middle name pulled from "Being "There")

For our daughter we went slightly more unusual:
Lark Io
(we are amazed at how many people have never heard the word "lark" before. She'd have been named Aesop if she were a boy)


Names we told people we were using before babies were born:
Dracula
Bobert or Boberta
Amorosa
Umbrella & Parisol (in case of twin girls)
Fonzie


Great names, Seamus! But then I suppose most people probably don't know how to pronounce your first name when they see it or if they hear it first, can't spell it! I almost named my son Seamus (I love strong Irish/Scottish/British names) As far as Lark goes, that surprises me, its a bird and really I mean how many people haven't heard of "Larks tongues in Aspic". ;)

[seamas]

Great names, Seamus! But then I suppose most people probably don't know how to pronounce your first name when they see it or if they hear it first, can't spell it! ;)

Spell it? :p

I actually spell it Séamas, but leave off the acute on my user name just to avoid problems.

Séamas is just my nickname, my given name is James, called Jimmy by family, called Jim at work, called Séamas by my buddies.


We avoided names that reflected our ethnicity (I'm Irish -mostly , wife is Jewish) so we looked more French and Greek names than anything else, but also plain words that reflected something we liked.

[seamas]

As far as Lark goes, that surprises me, its a bird and really I mean how many people haven't heard of "Larks tongues in Aspic". ;)

Oooh, very cool album I only first listened to that (and purchased it) a couple years ago.

Yeah, there are people who never heard of a Lark -even a sister of mine only heard the term "happy as a lark" or "going out for a lark", but never connected it to the various birds.

I wanted something to do with nature, so Sparrow, Sequoia (native word for Sparrow), and varoius words for fauna and flora.

We used joking pronounciation for Lark asd my son called her Lork for the first few months and an Irish friend pronounces it "Lairk".

[Yossarian]

And here I thought you had a fondness for the Studebaker Lark. :)

We recently had a young woman around here named Ferrari. The story behind it was that her dad wanted a Ferrari but instead he got a daughter.

[Typically]

Yeaaaaaa i love a fast girl!

[WannaBrie]

Oooh, very cool album I only first listened to that (and purchased it) a couple years ago.

Haha, I wondered if you'd (or anyone, for that matter) get that reference. I've not met too many other King Crimson fans.

[tuliptree]

Virgo, here's one for you (sorry so late, but it's freshly poured!) and another for you muse (it may look like one, but there's actually two there, really! :p), this time with lime!

Typically, LOL! I was literally looking for your jack and coke as you were requesting one! Guess we party here on GDF enough that I'm starting to know everyone's drink of choice!

http://supercocktails.com/i/0/289/Cuba+Libre.jpg

Ah! Thanks Kool! How could I forget Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllprxvclmnckssqlbb11116!

And Seamus, I love your kids names! Especially Emmett Chance, I love the flow of it!

Our girls are Mia Claire and Jaina Kayleigh. As for the name Jaina I've always been fascinated with the word and meaning of Jain/Jainism. There's also Jaina mathematics. After we settled on Jaina, we found out that Princess Leia and Han Solo in the later Star Wars books have a daughter named Jaina. We didn't name her after that specifically, but once we found out there was that reference it, I thought it was really cool. She loves it, too, as I've already turned her into a Star Wars fan! She gets all excited when I tell her that Jaina's uncle was Luke Skywalker! :D

Phew, I haven't been here all day, I'm catching up on a days worth in one post!! LOL!!

[a_muse]

Thanks tulip, that's absolutely perfect!

[tuliptree]

Cheers muse! Happy Friday to you.

[urstwile]

...As for the name Jaina I've always been fascinated with the word and meaning of Jain/Jainism.
I love you tuliptree. :)

[tuliptree]

And you know I love you right back, urst! http://forums.viachicago.org/style_emoticons/default/cheekkiss.gif (javascript:add_smilie()

[urstwile]

:)

[Bladez]

*kinda turned on by the action between Tulip and Urst*

[Red Kittie Kat]

I feel so boring ... Amy Catherine


:p

[tuliptree]

I think that's a beautiful name, Kittie.

Bladez . . . you goof! Are you the Austin Powers of the 21st century? :p

Oh I have something for you . . . http://forums.viachicago.org/style_emoticons/default/sleepy.gif (javascript:add_smilie()

[Red Kittie Kat]

thank you Tulip ;)


ummm whatcha given Bladez? :D

[tuliptree]

Why, I'm giving him the saxy eyes of course! What did you think? (maybe you shouldn't answer that, cos I know you can be a dirty girl too! ;) :p )

[Red Kittie Kat]

I'm not sayin' a word http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/RedKittieKat/smilies/tape.gif



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/RedKittieKat/smilies/biggrin1.gif

[tuliptree]

Band aid! Baaaaandaid!! :D

[Bladez]

I think that's a beautiful name, Kittie.

Bladez . . . you goof! Are you the Austin Powers of the 21st century? :p

Oh I have something for you . . . http://forums.viachicago.org/style_emoticons/default/sleepy.gif (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:add_smilie%28)

I'm sure trying to be Tulip :D
That's saxy!!!

And Kittie, I like the name Amy :)

I've got such common names. David Scott....nothing to memorial there. that's why I do the things I do, make sure people remember who I am *LOL*

[NTLemon]

its a good thing my parents missed the whole weird names thing. With a last name like Lemon who knows what they could have done if they chose to. (Limey Lemon, Twist of, Orange, who knows?) Although I've never had any issue with it hell most of my friends called me lemon. First name is Nathan though so nothing crazy there.

I have a friend though, last name as Matos, and I've tried to convince him that if he ever has a kid he ought to name him Tom. Seems innocent right? (Tomatos hahaha)

[Bladez]

Tom Matos huh? That's awesome *LOL*

[a_muse]

My dad's name is David, nice, solid, no nonsense name.
Keep working on your friend lemon, I think Tom Matos would be so hilarious!

[garricks]

I'm sure trying to be Tulip :D
:confused: Why are you trying to be Tulip? :confused:




:p

[tuliptree]

Cos tulips are good?

:p

[Red Kittie Kat]

lmao you guys :D

Thanks Bladez :p

and I love Tom Matos :D

[Randomhero]

I. P. Freely. >.>

[Optimusdinkus]

And Seamus, I love your kids names! Especially Emmett Chance, I love the flow of it!


My last chance be at the last of my name.

It has you be like bros to no foes and all fame

Be all you jive turkey no flo bros like Thomas B. Wintersmith and Dwitt P. James.

But I'm cuttin my stylin with my name at the ready.

So play your game like a punk mc

How I'm ravin and blazin like my name is all I need.

Juz Emmett Chance is what it be next fo ya'll to see.

*mic thud*

[plokivos]

Court deciding what you should name your own kid, what else? what you should have for breakfast in the morning?

Not that funny.

[budafist]

Court deciding what you should name your own kid, what else? what you should have for breakfast in the morning?

Not that funny.

I don't think the court decides what you should name your kid. It's more that the court decides what you should not name your kid. In all the cases that I've read about, I would side with the courts.

[Randomhero]

I don't think the court decides what you should name your kid. It's more that the court decides what you should not name your kid. In all the cases that I've read about, I would side with the courts.

This. There is absolutely no reason for a parent to name their kid "number 16 bus shelter" what the **** is wrong with them. That is a torture sentence for any kid for at least the first 18 years of his/her life. I would call that ridiculous.

[tuliptree]

You know they would shorten it, too. You'd have to. No one is going to call a kid in after playing all day by yelling "Number 16 bus shelter!!! Time for dinner!" My guess is they call the kid Nummy, Shelly, or Teeny. Or Numby.

[Bladez]

I think they should just call him Bus

[tuliptree]

Time to eat, Bus!

[Red Kittie Kat]

lmao you two :D

[Bladez]

at least after rough housing, all of his friends could say "I got hit by a bus and walked away with nothing more than a bruise"

[Red Kittie Kat]

hehe :D

[Virgo Nightingale]

at least after rough housing, all of his friends could say "I got hit by a bus and walked away with nothing more than a bruise"
Or "I knocked over a bus today!"

[Bladez]

High school romance would have a whole different take:
"Honey, how'd you get home today?"

"I rode the bus most of the way"

[Red Kittie Kat]

haha ... better than your daughter coming home .. Mom I road the Bus today .... twice


:D

[Red Kittie Kat]

OMG Bladez! Jinx!! hahaha :D

[Bladez]

LMAO Kittie! I guess it's true. Great (albeit sick and twisted) minds really do think alike!

[TorrentOfFlame]

Benson and Hedges (twins)

HAHAHA!! OMFG!! HAHAHA

[NTLemon]

Gives new meaning to the term Bus Driver. Short Bus might want to avoid the other thread...

[Red Kittie Kat]

Here is another story on this subject ;)

http://thepeoplesnews.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/black-mother-first-person-arrested-for-naming-her-child/


A black woman arrested for naming her child in Klingon.


Alopecia Davies, 18, was arrested this morning after she refused an order from the African American Name Beautification Committee to spell her daughter’s name with letters found in the standard English alphabet.

Well being her name is Alopecia I can understand she thinks odd names are ok.

Aww look at my sweet little baby ... I'll name her after a medical condition mmmmm sweet

:rolleyes:

[WannaBrie]

Uh, yeah, is she bald? Anyway, doesn't surprise me, I met a woman in the hospital (when I had my son-in NC) who had named her baby Meconium because she heard the word in the delivery room and thought it was pretty. (Look it up, its NOT pretty).

[Typically]

^^^^omg thats gnarly!

this made me laugh
There aren’t any baby girls in her neighborhood that have fewer than four syllables in their name, so that would’ve made her daughter stand out.

[Red Kittie Kat]

good lord I know what that means .. ewwww :eek:

[Red Kittie Kat]

^^^^omg thats gnarly!

this made me laugh

Yeah but sounding like you are choking and gagging out her name wouldn't make her stand out at all lmao :D

[Typically]

this is one of those times when standing out probably wouldn't be all that bad :rolleyes:

[a_muse]

Note: This article is satire, brought to you by the creative minds at The Peoples News. It’s not real, but we hope it made you think.


© 2008 The Peoples News


Ya, just too ridiculous to be true thank god! :rolleyes:

[Yossarian]

I wonder if there's any truth to the story my HS English teacher told the class about a mother who named her baby girl Syphilis and pronounced it as "Suh - Phyllis."

[Randomhero]

Ya, just too ridiculous to be true thank god! :rolleyes:

Bah, ah well.....

[tuliptree]

Uh, yeah, is she bald? Anyway, doesn't surprise me, I met a woman in the hospital (when I had my son-in NC) who had named her baby Meconium because she heard the word in the delivery room and thought it was pretty. (Look it up, its NOT pretty).

Ugh!! Did no one tell her what it meant until it was named?

[Bladez]

*GAG* Gross!!! The wiki made me sick!

I really hope that kid doesn't get a nickname like S**tstain in High School....but somehow, I don't think the kid is that lucky.

[WannaBrie]

Ugh!! Did no one tell her what it meant until it was named?


I don't think it would've mattered. The woman was a complete moron.

[tuliptree]

Wow. Her poor child. I guess for more reason than one, eh?

[Ovaltine]

I had some friends when I was little whose parents named them Tom, Dick , and Harry...in that order. But that's the worst one I know of personally.